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No more Everest, says oldest to climb highest peak

Yuichiro Miura, 80, shows a v-sign with his son Gota, left, upon arrival at Katmandu airport, Nepal, after returning from Mount Everest Sunday, May 26, 2013. Miura, a Japanese former extreme skier, told reporters at the airport that he was happy to have set a new record for oldest climber. He scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, 80, center, who became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, drinks tea with his son Gota, left, at Lukla airport where he takes a break while returning from Camp 2 to Katmandu by helicopter at Lukla, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2013. Miura, a Japanese former extreme skier, told reporters at Kathmandu's airport that he was happy to have set a new record for oldest climber. He scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday. A competitor, Nepal's Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, is still on the mountain hoping to break Miura's record. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, 80, who became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, gestures at Lukla airport where he takes a break while returning from Camp 2 to Katmandu by helicopter at Lukla, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2013. Miura, a Japanese former extreme skier, told reporters at Kathmandu's airport that he was happy to have set a new record for oldest climber. He scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday. A competitor, Nepal's Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, is still on the mountain hoping to break Miura's record. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, 80, who became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, takes a break at Lukla airport while returning from Camp 2 to Katmandu by helicopter at Lukla, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2013. Miura, a Japanese former extreme skier, told reporters at Kathmandu's airport that he was happy to have set a new record for oldest climber. He scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday. A competitor, Nepal's Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, is still on the mountain hoping to break Miura's record. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, 80, who became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, waves to camera at Lukla airport where he takes a break while returning from Camp 2 to Katmandu by helicopter at Lukla, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2013. Miura, a Japanese former extreme skier, told reporters at Kathmandu's airport that he was happy to have set a new record for oldest climber. He scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday. A competitor, Nepal's Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, is still on the mountain hoping to break Miura's record. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Yuichiro Miura, 80, left, talks with an unidentified supporter at a Katmandu hotel, Nepal, after returning from Mount Everest Sunday, May 26, 2013. Miura, a Japanese former extreme skier, told reporters at Katmandu airport that he was happy to have set a new record for oldest climber. He scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT